Daryl Dolynny

Thank you, Ms. Bisaro. To the motion.

Thank you, Ms. Bisaro. Minister Abernethy.

Mr. Speaker, I’d like to continue my questions with the Minister of Transportation on my topic today, which is the Yellowknife Airport.

Clearly today, we’ve heard 20 years of a government of complacency. We’ve heard about a government of perpetual planning where the guiding principles of “delay, defer and defuse” I believe are alive and well in this government and a government that is much okay with losing $2 million a year.

Given that the Yellowknife Airport is bleeding, as I said, to the tune of $2 million annually, can the Minister inform the House what are the short- and long-term...

Clause 33. Ms. Bisaro.

Thank you, committee. Sergeant-at-Arms, if you could please escort the witnesses into the House.

Minister Abernethy, if you’d be so kind as to introduce your witnesses for the record.

Again, on February 10, 2015, the Minister was quoted as saying, “We’re going to look at management options at the airport so we can review all the options.” Again I ask the Minister, can he clarify what specifically is going to be uncovered that has not already been done, at minimum, seven times before? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Minister Abernethy. Mr. MacDougall, Mr. Rennie, welcome to the House again. Nice to see you folks.

Committee, we’re going to open up Bill 41 to general comments. Is committee prepared to do clause by clause?

Thank you, Mr. Moses. I’d like to turn our attention to Minister Abernethy if he has any witnesses he’d like to bring into the House. Minister Abernethy.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Back in 1996-97 Main Estimates the government said publicly about the Yellowknife Airport, “The department will explore, for the privatization of regulations, pursue privatization opportunities.” According to my research, it never happened. In 2002 the government is quoted in the Yellowknife Airport governance review, “We also suggested option seven, private sector third party, is not a practical option or alternative.” Again very little rationale was offered. In 2003 in a Yellowknife Airport Stakeholders Panel report to the Minister the quote was: “goal: to explore the...

Thank you, Minister Abernethy. Does committee agree?